National Art Museum of China

National Art Museum of China
中国美术馆
Logo of the Museum
An ornate building front stretching the width of the image, slightly tilted, against a uniformly blue sky. Its front has a projecting pavilion in the Chinese style, echoed by a similar pagoda-style top on the roof above it.
Front Gate, 2016
Map
Established1958
Location1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Coordinates39°55′25″N 116°24′10″E / 39.92361°N 116.40278°E / 39.92361; 116.40278
TypeArt museum
CollectionsAncient and contemporary Chinese art; some Western art
Collection size100,000+
Visitors1.05 million (2016)[1]
FounderMao Zedong
DirectorFan Di'an[2]
ArchitectDai Nianci[2]
OwnerMinistry of Culture of the People's Republic of China
Public transit access 8  National Art Museum station
 5   6  Dongsi station
Nearest parkingOn site
Websitenamoc.org
namoc.org/en

The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC; 中国美术馆; 'China Art Museum') is the national art museum of China and the largest art museum in the nation. Located in Beijing and opened since 1963, it is a level-1 public welfare institution funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China.[3]

The construction of the museum started in 1958, and concluded in 1962. It has a total land area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft). The museum was renovated between May 2004 and January 2005, and has been given an additional area of 5,375 square metres (57,860 sq ft).

  1. ^ "Visitor Figures 2016" (PDF). The Art Newspaper Review. April 2017. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "History of National Art Museum of China". 2013-05-23. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  3. ^ "中国美术馆2023年度社会公开招聘公告 – 中华人民共和国人力资源和社会保障部 National Art Museum of China 2023 Public Recruitment Announcement – Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China". 中华人民共和国人力资源和社会保障部 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.